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The Parties to this Protocol,

In pursuit of the objective of settling the matter of responsible parties as expressed in Article I,

Acknowledging that someone must go get the pizza we ordered,

Being guided, by Article II of the Convention,

Considering the strict punishments for accord violations discussed in Article III,

Have agreed as follows:

Article I

1. Each party enumerated in Annex I, in order to settle matters of responsibility in the delegation of actions manifest as public goods, shall:

(a) Implement and/or endorse the procedural basis for actor-selection as outlined in Article II, hereinafter referred to as "the Procedure", to the best of his or her ability not limited by personal characteristics of:

(i) Laziness
(ii) Unwillingness

(b) Treat the assignment of actions of public good by the Procedure to be binding, so long as its use is not:

(i) Excessively malicious;
(ii) Unreasonably financially burdensome;
(iii) Discrepant with the Procedure outlined in Article III.

2. The assignment of responsibilities relating to actions designated as public goods by use of the Procedure may include, but are not limited to:

(a) Fetching:

(i) Food orders;
(ii) Forgotten items;
(iii) Items located in remote locations;

(b) Making:

(i) Consumables;
(ii) Other items;

(c) Discussing socially undesirable topics, such as:

(i) The presence of body odor with the culpable party.

(d) Other:

(i) Paying for things
(ii) Performing tasks

Article II

1. Initiation of the The Procedure is a combination of a verbal statement and a hand gesture. To be considered an official activation of The Nose Goes Accord (hereinafter 'The Accord'), this combined action must be carried out pursuant with Article II § 2.a. To have one's response counted in an official activation of The Accord, it must be conducted as outlined by Article II 2.b. The matter has been settled when the conditions of Article II 2.c have been met.

2. The implementation of an Accord procedure.

(a) The Activation. The Activation is the initial call made by an Accord signer, as listed in Annex I, through use of the activation phrase, with its accompanying hand gesture. The Accord can only be activated when the initiator is a signed member, and when all present potential actors are signatories in word or deed. The process of Activation requires the following two actions to be performed in any order:

(i) Speaking of a phrase similar in construct to "not it," with a level of granular detail substantial enough to identify the disputed action, and audible enough so that it is identifiable by all reasonable parties. If identification of the disputed action can be determined without the use of speech, this phrase is not necessary.
(ii) The touching of one's nose with either index finger in a subtle or non-subtle fashion.

(b) The Response. The Activation is met with the Response of all parties deemed to be within reasonable playing distance. The Response is the action of an individual touching his or her nose with his or her index finger. As with the Activation, the action of the Response can be subtle or non-subtle.

(c) The Resolution. Resolution occurs when all but one present potential actors have performed the response, as outlined in Article II § 2 c. The remaining individual, who has not completed the Response (hereinafter 'It') is assigned responsibility for the action in dispute.

Article III

1. Enforcement of this Accord is left up to the total group will of the the Activating parties. Punishment for failure of explicitly signed members could take the form of revocation of their activation privileges, or simple social ostracism.

2. Disputes disputes will be resolved by one of two procedures. Matters involving questions of procedural application—eg determination of the last responding party—will be determined as outlined in Article III § a. Matters involving the interpretation of the Accord text will be determined as discussed in Article III § b. While procedural questions default to Article III § a, if sufficient disagreement on the matter warrant, it can be escalated to the procedure outlined in Article III § b.

(a) In determining matters of procedure, those individuals participating in the specific Accord Activation and free of explicit personal interest in the dispute shall act as arbitrators, determining who is It.

(b) In determining matters of Accord interpretation, the individual leading the charge of dispute is responsible for conducing a poll of the undersigned enumerated in Annex I. Should the poll not be carried out, the motion shall be considered to have failed. Should the poll determine that a majority of undersigners find in favor of the motion, the motion is passed. If the poll results end in a tie, the motion fails, and all decisions of the Accord in regard to the specific dispute are null and void.

Annex I